Spermatotoxic, cytotoxic and genotoxic evaluation of aqueous extract of Ocimum gratissimum in albino mice

Open Access Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-14

  Akinboro, Akeem ^a   Bakare, Adekunle A ^a,b  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Chromosome; Mitotic index; Ocimum gratissimum; Sperm cells

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM EXTRACT;

ALBINO; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GENOTOXICITY; MALE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MOUSE; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

EID: 84888225341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09747877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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